You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters.
Parallel translations
- WEB You trampled the sea with your horses, churning mighty waters.
- KJV Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
- BSB You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
- NASB You trampled on the sea with Your horses, On the foam of many waters.
- NLT You trampled the sea with your horses, and the mighty waters piled high.
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Quick answer
God tramples the sea with His horses, churning the mighty waters. It again pictures God's triumphant power over the waters in saving His people.
Overview
The image returns to God as a warrior driving His horses through the sea, recalling the exodus deliverance through the Red Sea. The churning waters depict the overwhelming force of God's victory over every obstacle and foe. This closing scene of the theophany reaffirms that the God who once conquered the sea to save His people remains mighty to deliver, a power fulfilled in the greater exodus accomplished by Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 77:19Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
- Hab 3:8Was Yahweh displeased with the rivers? Was your anger against the rivers, or your wrath against the sea, that you rode on your horses, on your chariots of salvation?
- Exod 15:8With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
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